Children Quotes
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture.
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'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.
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I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.
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Children who know that they have something to offer others will learn that they can shape the world around them for the better.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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Imagine trying to learn without a dry place to sleep, eat, and do homework. Children cannot succeed in school if their lives out of school are in total chaos.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection of the forest in my country [Ivory Coast]. When away from home, I mostly miss people and enjoying a good laugh with my peers.
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I'm always fascinated by the innocence of children and the baggage that we carry as adults which manipulates our decisions.
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Around-the-clock support is crucial for children receiving palliative care. They and their families often need help every hour of every day, both in hospices and at home.
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My dad was one of four children. His three siblings were female, and he loved and protected them.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.
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I don't want to be an absent mother. Otherwise, why have children?
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The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game.
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It is remarkable how easily children and grown-ups adapt to living in a dictatorship organised by lunatics.
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Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
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It is so important that you don't stay with someone just for the children and for the wrong reasons.
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It was considered oh, not proper for children to go to the movies.
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I'm ridiculously proud of my children. More so than any of my books. I suspect I wouldn't have written any of them if I hadn't been lucky enough to have this huge family.
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I hope my organization will not be around in 10 years, because at a national, state, and community level, we will have evolved into a society that cares about children and the need for play.
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The greatest service that can be offered to children who show personality traits or inclinations that might not be understood by the adults around them is to allow them to express their own unique humanity.
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Now, we believe that the majority of teachers in America know our system must be reformed, to put students first so that America can compete, that teachers don't teach to become rich or famous. They teach because they love children.
